A federal judge has disqualified herself from presiding over a landfill owner's defamation lawsuit against a former federal prosecutor who resigned after acknowledging he anonymously posted comments on a newspaper's website about judges, politicians and cases.

In the documents, Heebe alleges that Mann used comment boards on the NOLA.com website -- the same site on which former federal prosecutor Sal Perricone made dozens of posts related to local officials and some individuals under scrutiny by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The lawsuit charges: "Perricone was not the only member of Letten's staff who regularly used the Nola.com comment boards as a forum for lashing out against -- and in some cases defaming -- persons associated with USAO investigations.

"Someone used the handle 'eweman,'" the documents allege. They claim that the evidence "point(s) unmistakably in the direction of the U.S. Attorney's Office and, in particular, Letten's second-in-command, First United States Attorney Jan Mann."

Earlier this year, Heebe employed a forensic analyst to link Perricone to items posted under the alias "Henry L. Mencken1951." He employed similar tactics to develop support for this most recent suit.

The lawsuit notes: "Like 'Mencken' before her, 'eweman' stood out from other commenters on the Nola.com website because of the deep knowledge she exhibited of the USAO and, in particular, investigations and prosecutions in which Ms. Mann is known to have played a role.”

Heebe is seeking unspecified damages for defamation.

The federal probe centered on Heebe involves alleged bribes to public officials in an effort to close a rival landfill. Heebe has not been charged.

Perricone resigned shortly after Heebe accused him of posting his online remarks. The Department of Justice opened an investigation into that matter.

Billy Gibbens, who represents Heebe, told the WDSU I-Team the lawsuit speaks for itself and had no additional comment.

Letten's office said it was not aware of the lawsuit until contacted by the I-Team. Letten said he is "digesting" the information and wasn't prepared to speak on the matter.

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